Typical price: £485
What is it: UFO-shaped MP3 player
What we think: This exorbitantly priced MP3 player should do more than just sound fantastic
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 10 March 2005
Tags: Bang & Olufsen, Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 2, songs, tuner, internal memory
We like:
Sounds awesome; modern spaceshiplike design will appeal to some; included earbuds sound great and are comfortable
We don't like:
Extremely expensive; horribly confusing user interface; cannot play DRM-protected WMAs; no LCD; no features of any kind; no internal memory
You might also need:
Lots of money
CNET UK judgement:
The BeoSound 2 sounds absolutely superb, but there's nothing else to justify its sky-high price tag
Full review:
Bang & Olufsen, the Scandinavian electronics company best known for its exquisitely designed -- and expensively priced -- audio and video equipment, has unleashed its first portable audio device on the world: the BeoSound 2. The unusual, steel-plated MP3 player may not be the most stylish one we've seen, but the Bang & Olufsen label certainly brings an amount of techno haute couture appeal to the device. Continue Reading...
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